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Landforms Mini-Golf in the Big Back Yard

About this Experience

Experience how various surfaces affect storm water, investigate how rivers meander, putt around wing dams, analyze the erosive effects of quickly-flowing water and more, all while playing a round of mini-golf.

View connections to Minnesota Academic Standards

Use logical reasoning and imagination to develop descriptions, explanations, predictions and models based on evidence.

Grade:

8

Strand:

1. The Nature of Science and Engineering

Subject:

Science

8.1.3.3.1

Explain how scientific laws and engineering principles, as well as economic, political, social,and ethical expectations, must be taken into account in designing engineering solutions or conducting scientific investigations.

Grade:

8

Strand:

1. The Nature of Science and Engineering

Subject:

Science

8.3.1.2.1

Explain how landforms result from the processes of crustal deformation, volcanic eruptions, weathering, erosion and deposition of sediment.

Grade:

8

Strand:

3. Earth Science

Subject:

Science

8.3.1.2.2

Explain the role of weathering, erosion and glacial activity in shaping Minnesota's current landscape.

Grade:

8

Strand:

3. Earth Science

Subject:

Science

8.3.4.1.2

Recognize that land and water use practices affect natural processes and that natural processes interfere and interact with human systems. For example: Levees change the natural flooding process of a river. Another example: Agricultural runoff influences natural systems far from the source.

Grade:

8

Strand:

3. Earth Science

Subject:

Science

4.3.2.3.1

Identify where water collects on Earth, including atmosphere, ground, and surface water, and describe how water moves through the Earth system using the processes of evaporation, condensation and precipitation.

Grade:

4

Strand:

3. Earth Science

Subject:

Science

4.3.4.1.1

Describe how the methods people utilize to obtain and use water in their homes and communities can affect water supply and quality.

Grade:

4

Strand:

3. Earth Science

Subject:

Science

5.3.1.2.2

Explain how slow processes, such as water erosion, and rapid processes, such as landslides and volcanic eruptions, form features of the Earth's surface.

Grade:

5

Strand:

3. Earth Science

Subject:

Science

5.3.4.1.3

Compare the impact of individual decisions on natural systems. For example: Choosing paper or plastic bags impacts landfills as well as ocean life cycles.